Carl Coughlan: councillor for Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre, West Lancashire Borough Council

Carl Coughlan is a Labour and Co-operative Party councillor for the Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre ward on West Lancashire Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Their current term began on 6 May 2019.

Council: West Lancashire Borough Council
Ward: Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre
Party: Labour and Co-operative Party
Term began: 6 May 2019
Official profile: democracy.westlancs.gov.uk
Source: West Lancashire Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Carl Coughlan

These are the details West Lancashire Borough Council publishes for Carl Coughlan, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: Cllr.Coughlan@westlancs.gov.uk
Post: C/O Democratic Services,, 52 Derby Street,, Ormskirk,, Lancashire,, L39 2DF
Official profile: democracy.westlancs.gov.uk

Who else represents Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre

Aaron Body Reform UK Leader of West Lancashire Reform Group
Maureen Nixon Labour and Co-operative Party

Labour and Co-operative Party on West Lancashire Borough Council

Labour and Co-operative Party holds 9 of the 44 seats on West Lancashire Borough Council. The largest group is The Conservative Party, with 12. Seats by party: The Conservative Party 12, Our West Lancashire Party 11, Labour and Co-operative Party 9, Reform UK 7, Labour Party 3, Independent 2.

Leaders and post holders on West Lancashire Borough Council

Paul David Hesketh Assistant Leader
Thomas de Freitas Assistant Leader
John Howard The Deputy Mayor of West Lancashire
Janet Ingman The Mayor of West Lancashire
Mark Anderson Leader of the Labour Group
David Whittington The Leader of The Council
Adrian Owens The Deputy Leader of the Council
Gareth Oakes The Deputy Leader of West Lancashire Reform Group

All 44 councillors of West Lancashire Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Tanhouse & Skelmersdale Town Centre

Carl Coughlan sits on West Lancashire Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above West Lancashire, each with its own page:

Lancashire County Council
Lancashire Constabulary led by Clive Grunshaw, Sacha Hatchett
Southport: Patrick Hurley (Labour) MP
West Lancashire: Ashley Dalton (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over West Lancashire, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

West Lancashire Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by West Lancashire Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.